In this site you'll find a collection of underwater photos I have taken in last years. It's continually
updated and also includes travel information, diving tips and other interesting links. You can download photos
ONLY for personal use. For any other purpose, please contact me first.

2009 Calendar
The new 2009 Calendar is online! The PDF file is rather small, but the printing quality is still great.
In the compressed RAR file you'll find instructions for a perfect print.
Comments, critics, suggestions are always welcomed!

25.01.07 - Prehistoric Shark
A rare frilled shark was captured live by fishermen off the coast of Japan. The toothy
eel-like creature was taken to Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka where it later died
according to Reuters.
The 5-foot (1.6 meter) long beast was believed to be ill because it was found in
shallow waters. Generally the species, known as 'Chlamydoselachus anguineus', lives
at a depth of 2000-4550 feet. It is considered a primitive shark, largely
unchanged since prehistoric times.
You can see videos on YouTube.

A first of its kind national survey of a lesser known and highly endangered sea mammal, the Dugong,
is being undertaken by the Gujarat Environment Engineering Research (GEER) Foundation in the coastal regions of India.
The two years survey has the target to find out its habitat as well as threat perception with the idea of taking up
conservation measures.

13.12.06 - A rare species of Dolphin declared extinct.
After a six-week search, an international scientific expedition has declared extinct a rare
white dolphin, who was living in the Yangtze river, Cina.
It was a very ancient species that survived for 20 million years.
The culprit was a degraded habitat, with pollution, busy ship traffic and overfishing.
Four species of freshwater dolphins remain, three of them living in major freshwater
systems in Asia. All of them are listed as critically endangered.